Here we go again..

[Apatheist]

My team was not able to hold even one base.

Can't count the amount of times this has happened to me. I ride around and wipe the Horde at each node and cap it, as soon as I leave they get it back. I try defending a point, the Horde control every other node. It's like the rest of my team are AFK, but they're not.

Then you get the games where 4-5 of your team follow you around like idiots.

5boxers can be awesome in BG's, if you have a smart team that knows how to take advantage of your strength and ability to dominate mid. Problem is, smart is not the term I'd use to describe most WoW players.

I see people saying ele shamans are weak in random Bgs, and I have to disagree on it. I do fairly well with my 4 shamans, thou I usualy que with a pocket healer. They key is to switch targets all the time. I train a target, and if he's not dying i switch fast to a healer and gib him.

It's not so much that Shamans are weak - 4 of just about any class can do fine in BG's. My feeling is that there's no particular reason to play Shamans over a team that does equally well in RBG's and PVE, but is also competitive in Arena's and rated BG's. If you're going to go though the grind, might as well pick a comp that works everywhere.